--- product_id: 8511330 title: "The Dragon's Path (The Dagger and the Coin series Book 1)" brand: "daniel abraham" price: "€ 36.02" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/8511330-the-dragons-path-the-dagger-and-the-coin-series-book store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # The Dragon's Path (The Dagger and the Coin series Book 1) **Brand:** daniel abraham **Price:** € 36.02 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Dragon's Path (The Dagger and the Coin series Book 1) by daniel abraham - **How much does it cost?** € 36.02 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/8511330-the-dragons-path-the-dagger-and-the-coin-series-book) ## Best For - daniel abraham enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted daniel abraham brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Dragon's Path (The Dagger and the Coin series Book 1) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519UCUYHBEL.jpg) ![The Dragon's Path (The Dagger and the Coin series Book 1) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51v1Q3MDbCL.jpg) ![The Dragon's Path (The Dagger and the Coin series Book 1) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41fQI9wOYuL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stopped at 35%; amazing imagery, plot faded *by W***L on Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2023* The initial challenges for the POV characters are compelling and keep the pages turning, but at about the 35% point, the story takes a dark turn and stalls out with very little foreshadowing an urgent need to continue the story.Cithrin is a likable character who pulls at the reader’s heart. However, once her initial challenge is over, she too quickly crosses over from young innocent to cutthroat business woman, and the potential for young love is blotted out. Her story seems more of a how-to business venture than fantasy adventure.Geder is an underdog who loves academia. He seems rather harmless, but he is the butt of everyone’s jokes. It’s when he manages to do something heroic that his story builds momentum, but his actions are despicable.The older male characters are rather jaded, and one seems to spend time with bigoted cronies, which is unappealing. He may be a key political player, but at this point I don’t want him to succeed. Another older male could be an exciting character as he has fighting skills, but his job as babysitter/bodyguard is boring most of the time. The other elderly character is kept to the side so much that his story, while it is likely the driving force of the series, is ignored for too long in this first book.I decided that at the 35% point, I’ve read the equivalent of a first book in a series, but I still don’t know why it matters if any of these characters succeed. I don’t particularly care for any of them now. Why does it matter if they fail in the grand scheme of things? There needs to be more compelling stakes revealed with more urgency. When I see there are thousands of pages to read in this series, but I don’t care for any of the protagonists to succeed, I see no point in investing a bajillion hours reading this series. I need to really love at least a few characters to bother spending more than a few evenings reading about them.The author has a wonderful talent for describing settings with vivid imagery. The world in this series is very believable and immersive. The book is line-edited at a high level. Just wish I could care more for the characters. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome epic fantasy. Highly recommended. *by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2011* The Dragon's Path marks the sixth book I've read from Daniel Abraham. Abraham has been a favorite of mine ever since his Long Price Quartet. His more recent science fiction debut, Leviathan Wakes, under the pseudonym James S.A. Corey was also impressive. Although Abraham's first series never garnered wide spread popularity, I never doubted he would one day put himself among the bestselling authors in the speculative genres. The Dragon's Path, Abraham's first installment in The Dagger and Coin Quintet, is the first step on the road that will lead him there.Unlike the Long Price Quartet, which eschewed a lot of genre tropes that permeate fantasy, Abraham embraced many of them in The Dragon's Path. The setting is decidedly European medieval. It has dragons, magic (albeit minimal thus far), swordplay, and religion. While the setting is... expected... how Abraham tells his story is anything but.Abraham ignores the genre tendency to use the heroes journey (monomyth) as the primary narrative force. Instead, he takes his artful, yet familiar world, and uses it to tell personal stories. The plot is built around four point-of-view characters - Cithrin, Marcus, Dawson, and Geder. It all begins when the free city Vanai comes under attack sending Cithrin on a mad dash to escape the city with the riches of the Medean Bank (think Goldman Sachts) in tow. With Marcus and his crew as her only protectors the pair represent Abraham's coin.In contrast, Dawson and Geder - noblemen of great and no repute respectively - are the dagger. Interestingly, this side of the story has almost no connection to the other, sharing at most 25 pages of "screen time". Dawson, the King's childhood friend, is at the head of a coalition that would reject social reforms (think Magna Carta) and maintain the status quo of a class based society. Caught in the middle of the political wrangling, Geder must overcome his reputation as a laughing stock scholar before he gets trampled by those jockeying for position.One of the reasons the novel has been met with such mixed reviews is that not one of these characters is terribly likable. They all exhibit admirable traits at times, but not one escapes Abraham's unique ability to color his characters with shades of gray. Even Cithrin and Marcus who are most definitely trending (to steal a twitter term) hero have character flaws that are difficult to see past. For me, this made it too easy to put the book down in between chapters.Similarly problematic is that the story itself underwhelms with very little action. I don't mean in a swashbuckling sort of way (there isn't that either) but there's just not a ton that happens over the course of 550 pages. Nothing that resembles an "epic" arc gets going until the conclusion and it's quite clear that The Dragon's Path is all about moving Abraham's pieces into place. Unfortunately, for a first book in a series that's a difficult place to start. Abraham is asking his readers to invest considerable time into a story that hasn't even really begun.However, it's easy to make the mistake of disliking a book because it isn't what it "should" be. Like Pulp Fiction or Get Shorty, The Dragon's Path is a character study more than epic fantasy. While I am certain future novels in The Dagger and Coin series will have a more epic scope, this is a novel about real people in an unreal world. Each of Abraham's primary characters have their own story that could have been self contained novellas. He stitches them together in a coherent way and drops hints about how they'll come together in the future.As a character study, I think The Dragon's Path is incredible. Geder and Cithrin are extremely compelling and I fully expect one or both to become iconic characters in the fantasy pantheon by the series conclusion. For a reader who's looking for a traditional epic fantasy adventure, this may not be the best choice right now. Moving forward, I have faith that Abraham will produce a series that exceeds his brilliant Long Price Quartet and sells a few more copies too.The second book in the series, titled The King's Blood, is due out next spring. I'm literally counting the days. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Slow to set up, but expertly crafted *by S***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2023* The character development in this book was outstanding. I truly cared about Marcus and Cithrin and Yardem.The noble fops, not so much. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/8511330-the-dragons-path-the-dagger-and-the-coin-series-book](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/8511330-the-dragons-path-the-dagger-and-the-coin-series-book) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-05-14*